Road Pirate

how much sunroof noise do u get when driving around 80 mph? whenever im on the highway driving the '18 q7, it makes too much noise that i just close it. or maybe its the wind thats hitting the sunroof deflector and the wind coming inside. i only open the sunroof at low speeds.

im currently driving an a4 loaner and the opened sunroof is quite at highway speeds

Doc H

If you open your sun roof at 80 mph, then yes, I'm guessing the cabin will be noisy.... Or the windows, or the doors.

Road Pirate

just seems its too much noise. i guess its fine

BigKutta

The interior of the Q is very noisy at any speed with the windows down or the roof open. I love to drive with windows down and the roof open, but the Q makes it impossible. The large volume of air that get trapped in the car causes all kinds of pressure and noise issues, making it very unpleasant. I just keep them all closed unless going <30mph

Brimstone

The trick to noise reduction is to crack your rear windows with the sunroof open (I would also make sure all the shades are recessed) (you may need to crack the driver/passenger as well and how much may depend on how fast you're driving and how open the sunroof is, sometimes I've found in other vehicles opening the sunroof say 90% to be better than 100%)

You'll still get wind noise (obviously) but the juddering should dissipate.

Road Pirate

thanks, ill start experimenting - open both rear windows to let the air go out, or open driver window and 1 rear window. as long as some of the noise can be slightly reduced, that will be good enough

SCarGuy

This

closing the sunshade helps as well

BigKutta

If you want to rip your sun shade out of the tracks!

SCarGuy

Has yet to happen, and I've easily driven 50-60 of these in the last 14 months

gsobol

That's why I miss the "elephant" third row windows that I had in GL. They would allow for the flow of air out of the vehicle all the way in the back and reduced the back pressure in the cabin.